tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:02:49 +0000linuxmageiaurpmiDOSgamesmandrivarpmGOG.comLinux encryption TPM GRUB modulesMageia6USBchrootmakeselfschrootsendmailserverupdateupgradeviruswindows--nodeps0.52009.020117zipApacheBIOSCDCD-ROMCSSChromeCombat EvolvedDOS 32aDOSBoxDVDDelta CopyDirectXET-legacyETXRealFreeDOSGame SpyHX DOS-ExtenderHaloHaloWaypointLAMPLinux PCI shpchp modules lsmod modinfo get_moduleLinux pci.ids usb.ids pci usb devicesLokiM-DiscMySQLNetFlixNextcloudPlayOnLinuxSSITCPUltimate Boot CDUniversity of CaliforniaUnreal GoldVirtualBoxWINEWPADWolfenstein:ETXXtraPCalternativesarchivearchivesbackupbitdefenderblocklistbookmarkletscabextractcaps lockclassiccloudcodecscompilecompressioncopycustom resolutionsdcfldddddd_rescueddrescuedebiandeltacopydependenciesdict.org.firefoxdos4gwdydnsdynamix dnsexportextendersf-protffmpegfsarchivergame installersgmailgooglegoogle-chromegrannyheadlessicewminnoextractipsetiptablesisoisodumperkdictkeyboardkill caps locklinus installlinux mandriva 2009.0 nat sharinglivecdlooploopbacklsscsimageia4mageia5mailmalix nail nail.rc .mailrc smtp smtp.gmail.com linux mandriva 2009.0 gmailmediawikimemdiskmfc42.dllmodulesmommsitoolsmsxml6multibootno-cdnoexecnosuidowncloudp7zippatch 108patch 110plpbtpostal2ps3qjoypadquakerootkitrsyncscansetarchsixaxisspintitessmtpsysctl.sysctl.confsyslinuxsystemsystooltalibantorrenttransmissionubuntu.mageiaunetbootinunionfsunrealunreal tournament 2003unreal tournament 2004unshieldupdate-alternativesurpmeurpmfurpmqwgetwikix2xzoneeditMaximumHoytAll the Hoyt You Needhttp://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)Blogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-7706146373468916003Tue, 15 Aug 2017 21:08:00 +00002017-08-17T14:54:16.798-07:00Using a PS3 game Controller with LinuxI have been a mouse and keyboard PC game player ever since my Doom days. About 2007, I was introduced to the Sony PS3 and found it more convenient to play games on the console. Lately, I have been resurrecting all my old games which, of course, work well with a keyboard and mouse, but I enjoyed using the controller. To me, the controller created a more immersive experience. Being able to do that,http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/08/using-ps3-game-controller-with-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-8441435392778783108Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:43:00 +00002017-08-14T13:43:53.859-07:00DOS With USB DrivesDOS is pretty crusty, but still useful for some tasks and along the way, tools have been developed to keep up with more modern hardware, for example, a working network stack. Or USB support.
This page is just a placeholder for now.
RESOURCES
Rufus: Create bootable USB drives the easy way
Yes, there are USB drivers for DOS...
DOS USB Drivers
Usage with Cypress DUSE driver for DOS
The http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/08/dos-with-usb-drives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-1484559030936789797Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:51:00 +00002017-08-10T13:51:59.298-07:00Using a PS3 controller with Linux Games
If you spend a lot of time playing console games, you quickly become dexterous using those gamepads. While inferior in many respects to nimble mouse and keyboard work for some games, there is no doubt that it would be nice to use the game pad anyway.Fortunately, there is an application named xboxdrv that makes it possible to connect a gamepad when playing games on Linux, but des not configure http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/08/using-ps3-controller-with-linux-games.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-4006094331286145979Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:42:00 +00002017-08-07T17:42:29.442-07:00Quake4 for Modern Linux
This game is new enough to install without too much fuss. Just follow the HOWTOs.Download the Linux installer from [the very slow, but free] IdSoftware.Interesting Quake4 downloads and updates are found here.
RESOURCES
Quake 4 for Linux
￼Quake4 GNU/Linux FAQ
Linux Gamers' FAQ
Quake HOWTO
Sound issues?
"systemctl status osspd.service" will tell you the current state of the OSS Proxy http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/08/quake4-for-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-2929186019039616121Tue, 08 Aug 2017 00:17:00 +00002017-08-13T09:50:02.082-07:00Burning 25GB M-DiscsThe popular GUI DVD-authoring apps like K3B and Brasero, do not support burning ISO images in sizes greater than 4GB, which is odd, since they can detect the discs and can create an ISO image greater than 4GB.
No matter what, remember that 4.7GB is sleazy marketing GBs, i.e. 1000 and not 1024. If translated to actual capacities, single layer DVD±R[W] capacity is only 4.4GiB, and 26GB BluRay http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/08/burning-25gb-m-discs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-4532286146500191626Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:49:00 +00002017-08-01T12:38:08.680-07:00debiangrannymomwindowsXtraPCXtra-PCThe advertisement for Xtra-PC is alluring.
Xtra-PC: The $25 Computer.
New life for old or dead computers.
If you were an MS-Windows user with an older or non-functional desktop or laptop, and you just needed to do a few things: Use Facebook to keep in touch with the grandchildren, send a few emails, type a letter or even watch a few cat videos, it would seem too good to be true . . . but http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/08/xtra-pc.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-3924600041523708831Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:17:00 +00002017-08-17T15:18:44.177-07:00Return to Castle Wolfenstein for Modern Linux
Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a first-person shooter originally released on November 19, 2001. The game, like many other classic games, is available at GOG.com and costs only US$5.99.
Don't bother with old and crusty Linux binaries offered by IDsoft; it is problematic to use them on a modern Linux. Fortunately for us, there are more modern GPL-licensed Linux binaries available for 32- and http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/return-to-castle-wolfenstein-for-modern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-8853681681984823178Tue, 25 Jul 2017 01:41:00 +00002017-07-24T18:41:25.250-07:00dcfldddddd_rescueddrescueDrive and Disc Recovery LinksJust a place to leave some bookmarks for data recovery that I can access anywhere.Recover Data From a Scratched or Damaged CD or DVD
GNU ddrescue Manual
Making backup copies of damaged dvds using ddrescue
Recovering damaged CDs or DVDs with Linux
ddrescue at ForensicsWiki.org
Guide to Using DDRescue to Recover Data
Ddrescue - Data recovery tool
How to Clone Hard Disks with ddrescue
CD-ROMhttp://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/drive-and-disc-recovery-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-8166259985818061747Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:36:00 +00002017-08-13T09:54:47.196-07:00Using makeself to create an auto-extracting shell archive with Mageia6
Mageia6 does not provide makeself, so you must download it from it's homepage (which re-direct to its Github page. Download it from: https://github.com/megastep/makeself/tarball/master. Unpack it to a sub-directory of your /home directory and change to that directory. Then run $ sh ./makeself.sh and makeself will unpack itself to ~/makeself
Read the README.md file contents. This provides a http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/using-makeself-to-create-and-auto.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-3014514867714528784Mon, 24 Jul 2017 16:30:00 +00002017-07-24T09:30:21.442-07:00unreal tournament 2003unreal tournament 2004Installing Unreal Tournament 2004 for Modern Linux
After the release of Unreal Tournament 2003 came a follow-up with Unreal Tournament 2004 which was intended to fix issues of game play from Unreal Tournament 2003. Disappointingly, Unreal Tournament 2004 did not come with a Linux installer on the game discs, but was released later.
Nowadays, installing it is not so easy. Linux is not like it was in 2004. Not only has it improved, but Linux hashttp://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/installing-unreal-tournament-2004-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-4076734560531738082Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:20:00 +00002017-08-04T18:54:34.882-07:00chrootrpmschrootunionfsschroot for MageiaTo easily manage single or multiple chroot environments, schroot, a sophisticated and highly flexible change-root management tool, may be employed. I'm most interested in first using schroot to test beta versions of Crossover.
Chroot jails are commonly employed to add an additional level of security to some Linux services like ftp or http servers. If an attacker gains control of the server, he http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/schroot-for-mageia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-6670818915311054828Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:50:00 +00002017-08-13T10:03:10.093-07:00archivebackupCDDelta CopyDVDM-DiscNextcloudArchiving and Storage Options for the Home
A few of my friends have been discussing archiving their files "in the Cloud" and other options. Using one of the "free" services is always an option, but there are limits on space for free and adding storage capacity can be expensive.
Of course, archiving and data storage are very important to most business and there is a huger market for providing those services. While these solutions are http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/cloud-storage-options.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-1945311268156725843Wed, 19 Jul 2017 20:11:00 +00002017-07-24T13:53:40.723-07:00cabextractfsarchivergame installersGOG.cominnoextractmakeselfmsitoolsunshieldUnpack those .EXE game files from GOG,com (Plus other un-packers)
I just came upon this application today. I have many of the wonderful games from GOG.com, some of which have native Linux Clients. Before now, I've had to use PlayOnLinux or Crossover to install these for use with WINE, then add the Linux client.
InnoSetup as a way to create an installer to install the games on Windows. Daniel Scharrer has created innoextract to allow the unpacking of those http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/unpack-those-exe-game-files-from-gogcom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-325109581064776108Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:28:00 +00002017-07-24T08:23:49.121-07:00Combat EvolvedGame SpyHaloHaloWaypointmfc42.dllmsxml6no-cdpatch 108patch 110Halo: Combat Evolved for Modern Linux
Halo: Combat Evolved is a first-person shooter produced by Bungie for Microsoft. The game runs well under WINE, but it won't install unless you first put mfc42.dll in C:\Windows\System32.
I used Codeweaver's Crossover to install the game. Before the actual installation begins, make sure you have copies mfc42.dll to C:\Windows\System32 or the game will not install.
Once done, you can install http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/halo-combat-evolved-for-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-484876513104851666Tue, 11 Jul 2017 01:33:00 +00002017-07-24T08:24:56.712-07:00custom resolutionsET-legacyETXRealWolfenstein:ETWolfenstein:ET Modern Linux
Wolfenstein:ET is an interesting first-person shooter. Trying to capitalize on their success with the online part of Return to Castle Wolfenstien, they developed an online component for RtCW and farmed out the single-player mode. Turns out, the SP mode sucked, so they ditched that and gave away the online game. The Game's PAK files remained proprietary (as always) and they released the source http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/wolfensteinet-on-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-828400056951408898Thu, 06 Jul 2017 20:56:00 +00002017-08-17T19:40:28.413-07:00DirectXGOG.comlinus installPlayOnLinuxUnreal GoldWINEUnreal Gold for Modern Linux
Unreal is the first in a series of first-person shooters released by EPIC in 1998, It was followed by and add-on named "Return to Na-pali" The two games were combined into "Unreal Gold" and modified to run on the more modern "Unreal Tournament" game engine. The Windows version of the game is available from GOG for US$9.99 and free of any Digital Rights Management restrictions. For my money, http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/unreal-gold-for-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-4491761582516934403Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:54:00 +00002017-07-06T12:00:23.400-07:00Quake3 for Modern Linux
Quake3 Arena is a multiplayer online first-person shooter released in 1999. There is a Quake3 HOWTO
written by Jonathan Bergknoff that should be your first stop for a general overview. It should be
your first stop because even though dated, it provides useful details on
how to launch mods and fix problems. There is also an interesting Wikipedia page for Quake2.
It is quite amazing to me http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/quake3-fo-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-3631076881689477171Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:14:00 +00002017-07-06T13:14:04.818-07:00Quake2 for Modern Linux
There is a Quake2 HOWTO written by Bob Zimbinsky that should be your first stop. It should be your first stop because even though dated, it provides useful details on how to launch mods and fix problems. There is also an interesting Wikipedia page for Quake2.
It is quite amazing to me that this game was released way back in 1997 as the second installment to ID's Quake series. I've played it http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/quake2-for-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-4607710450117052666Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:33:00 +00002017-07-30T12:05:39.053-07:00Quake for Modern Linux
There is a Linux Quake HOWTO written by Stevenuas that is extensive and should be your first stop. It provides guidance on how to run mods and fix problems. There is also an interesting Wikipedia page. It is quite amazing to me that this game was released in 1996 as the successor to id's Doom series. I've played it ever since the release. It has quite a following.
Since id Software released http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/07/quake-for-modern-linux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-2421217069582650539Mon, 19 Jun 2017 19:05:00 +00002017-06-19T12:05:31.704-07:00Quick Re-Set for Desktop using xrandrAll too often when installing a game, a problem occurs that halts the game and does not restore my desktop to the proper size.To look at what I used to have and what I wound up with is simple.$ xrandrScreen 0: minimum 8 x 8, current 2560 x 1024, maximum 8192 x 8192DVI-I-0 disconnected primary (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)DVI-I-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/06/quick-re-set-for-desktop-using-xrandr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-2117208662137795804Fri, 09 Jun 2017 05:39:00 +00002017-06-09T11:03:40.652-07:00rsyslogd for Mageia6I've been having trouble with occasional segfaults with my desktop workstation. It would be nice to look at the logs to see where the problem might be, but the logs show nothing.
It might be easier, I thought, if I enabled remote logging. That way I would have a copy of the desktops' logs on a working computer, a Shuttle X35 I use as a http server running lighttpd, serving static pages for http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/06/rsyslogd-for-mageia6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-155070728712274606Wed, 07 Jun 2017 17:52:00 +00002017-06-07T10:53:05.332-07:00gamesps3qjoypadsixaxisPS3 Six-Axis Controller with Qjoypad and Mageia6
The Linux kernel supports the PS3 Six-Axis controller out of the box. The trick now seems to be configuring it to work with your games.
Mageia provides the qjoypad tool which allows you to create "profiles" that map out the Six-Axis buttons switches and joysticks to keyboard keys which are mapped to you game. It does not provide pre-configured profiles.
It is a shame that there is no http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/06/ps3-six-axis-controller-with-qjoypad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-5457872318068852762Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:04:00 +00002017-06-07T05:04:14.666-07:00rpmx2xBuilding RPMs for Mageia - x2xOccasionally, you may need to install something that is not included with Mageia. For instance, the x2x applications used to be included with Mageia, but has been dropped in Mageia 5. There are other packages, perhaps Ubuntu packages that I might want to use on my system. Or it's possible no package exists, just a tarball.
Why would you want to build a package from source if the binary is http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/06/building-rpms-for-mageia-x2x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-7501277069396916821Sun, 21 May 2017 23:39:00 +00002017-07-19T16:08:14.117-07:00caps lockkeyboardkill caps lockKilling the CAPS LOCK key
For some time, I have been interested in disabling the CAPS LOCK key. I frequently press it accidentally and it is a continuing aggravation. The old way of doing it no longer worked. I just set the task aside for later.
This will work. (Skip to the last Update below for a workable solution.)
Find the file in /etc/X11/xorg/conf.d that contains the "InputClass" section. Into that section, add
http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/05/killing-caps-lock-key.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-813540748478082526.post-437533907314046943Fri, 31 Mar 2017 21:48:00 +00002017-06-05T07:55:23.023-07:00Lighttpd and Simple Virtual Hosts Configuration.
I manage some
websites for car clubs I belong to. They had been paying for web
hosting and had some volunteers who knew not quite enough administrating
the sites. Having some prior experience with these small club sites,
I volunteered to host them and admin them.
With the first
site, the pages were a train wreck of PHP and making even a small
change on the existing pages caused the site to http://maximumhoyt.blogspot.com/2017/03/lighttpd-and-simple-virtual-hosts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Hoyt)0